Rein-holder



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WILLIAM BEINE, OF OVERBROOK, KANSAS.

REIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 547,238, dated October1, 1895.

Application filed y 29, 1895. Serial No. 557,541.

To aZZ 1077/0777, it may concern.-

Be it knovyn that 1, WILLIAM BEINE, of Overbrook, Osage county, Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to rein-holders for vehicles; and my object is toprovide a device of this character for attachment to any style ofvehicle wherein the reins may be quickly and easily placed by thedriver, which will hold the reins secure from accidental displacement,and which is ornamental inappearancc and simple, strong, durable, andinexpensive of construction.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, 1 will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings,

wherein- Figure I represents a side elevation of a rein-holder embodyingmy invention. Fig. II represents a vertical longitudinal section of thesame, taken in a plane at right angles to said figure. Fig. IIIrepresents a horizontal section taken just above the stand orsocket-piece.

In the said drawings, 1 designates a tubular stand or socket-piece, and2 designates the foot or base plate of the same, which is adapted to besecured by screws 3 or equivalent devices to the foot-board 4. of avehicle. It will be located, preferably, near the righthand front cornerof the vehicle. Said stand or socket-piece is provided with verticalslots 5, which extend nearly its full length and are arranged atdiametrically-opposite points. At opposite margins of one of said slotsare formed or secured the parallel flanges or lugs 6, provided with oneor more sets of vertically-alinged apertures 7.

8 designates a cylindrical arm, which is slotted from a point near itslower end upwardly about two-thirds of its entire length, as shown at 9,and said arm terminates at its upper end in a gripping-surface 10, whichpreferably approximates a handin outline.

(No model.)

Said cylindrical arm fits in the tubular stand or socket-piece 1 and isvertically adjustable therein by means of the set-screw 11, whichimpinges upon said arm, and 12 designates a second arm, which isflattened and fits snugly in the slot 9 of the arm 8 and is provided atits lower end and at one side with a shoulder or offset 13, andterminates at its upper end in the gripping-surface or hand 14, whichopposes the hand'10,'and is provided with a guidepin 15, operating in aguide-socket 16 of the hand 10. I Said arm 12, near the upper end of theslot 9, is pivotally mounted upon the pin 17, carried by the arm 8.Pivoted upon a bolt 18, engaging one or another of the apertures 7 andoperating between the guidelugs 6, is a lever 19, which comprises theapproximately vertical arm 20 and the approximately horizontal arm 21,which terminates at its outer end' in the corrugated or roughenedfootplate 22.

23 designates aspring, which is secured by screws 24 or equivalentdevices to the tubular stand or socket-piece, and said spring at itsupper end bears against the opposing edge of the shoulder 13 to hold thelower end of the arm 12 normally in the position shown in dotted lines,Fig. II, with the hand 14 in its closed position, and said spring isalso provided with a longitudinal slot 25 to permit the lower end ofsaid shoulder to project through the same when the hand 14 is moved awayfrom the hand 10, as shown in full lines, Fig. II. The foot or baseplate 2 is usually screwed down upon the horizontal foot-plat form ofthe vehicle. In case, however, the foot-board is inclined, as shown atFig. II, I employ a bracket 26, which comprises the horizontal portion27 for attachment to the foot-board of the vehicle, and the horizontalportion 28, upon which the foot or base plate 2 will be screwed orbolted, and the inclined portion 29 for connecting said horizontalportions and for raising the portion 28 above the inclined part of thefoot-board, so that the rein-holder may have a horizontal and at'thesame time a solid and substantial foundation and may be located at aproper or desirable point in a vehicle irrespective of the footboardformation. It will also be observed that the device is applicable tovehicles having dashboards of varying heights, owing to the fact that itmay be lengthened or shortened, as occasion may demand.

When the driver stops his vehicle for any purpose, he simply places hisfoot upon the lever 19 and pulls the hand 14 away from the hand 10against the resistance of the spring 28. He then loops the reins or onestrand of them between said hands and removes his foot from the lever.The spring 23 then forces the hands let quickly and tightly against andclamps the reins firmly in position, so that they cannot be displaced bythe movement of the horses heads or otherwise accidentally.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced arein-holder which is positive and reliable, and simple, strong, durable,and inexpensive of construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I clairmas new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rein-holder, comprising a vertical arm fixed relatively to thedash-board of a vehicle and terminating at its upper end in a hand, asecond arm pivoted thereto and also terminating at its upper end in anopposing hand, a spring holding said hands together, and a lever bearingagainst the pivoted arm, whereby it may be operated, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

2. Arein-holder, comprising a socket-piece fixed relatively to a part ofthe vehicle, a vertical arm longitudinally adjustable in saidsocket-piece, and terminating at its upper end in a hand and providedbelow the same with a longitudinal slot,a second arm pivoted in saidslot and provided at its upper end with an opposing hand, a springsecured to the socket-piece, and a foot-lever pivoted to thesocket-piece and bearing against the opposite side of said pivoted arm,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A rein -holder, comprising a tubular socket-piece fixed relatively toa part of the vehicle, a slotted arm terminating at its upper end in ahand, engaging said socketpiece, a set-screw impinging upon said arm andcarried by said socket-piece, a second arm pivoted in the slot of thefirst-named arm and terminating also at its upper end in a hand, aslotted spring bearing against one side of the first-named arm, and apivoted lever bearing against the opposite side of said arm,substantially as set forth.

4. A rein -holder, comprising a tubular socket-piece fixed relatively toa part of the vehicle, a slotted arm terminating at its upper end in ahand, engaging said socket-piece, a set-screw impinging upon said armand carried by the socket-piece, a second arm pivoted in the slot of thefirst-named arm and terminating also at its upper end in a hand, aslotted spring bearing against one side of the first-named arm, apivoted lever bearing against the opposite side of said arm, and a pinprojecting from the hand of the pivoted arm and engaging a socket in thehand of the first-named or fixed arm, substantially as set forth.

5. A rein-holder, comprising a socket-piece fixed relatively to a partof the vehicle, a vertical arm longitudinally adjustable in saidsocket-piece, and terminating at its upper end in a hand and providedbelow the same with a longitudinal slot, a second arm pivoted in saidslot and provided at its upper end with an opposing hand, a springsecured to the socket-piece and bearing against the pivoted arm to holdits hand in its closed position, a foot-lever pivoted to thesocket-piece and bearing against the opposite side of the said pivotedarm, and a bracket, comprising a pair of horizontal portions, one ofwhich is secured to the foot-board of the vehicle and the other to thefoot or base plate of the socket-piece, and an inclined portionconnecting said horizontal portions, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BEINE. Witnesses:

JOHN HEFNER, CHARLES BEINE.

